TY - JOUR
T1 - Is Victimization Associated with Carrying a Weapon? Investigating the Intersection of Sex and Race/Ethnicity
AU - Semprevivo, Lindsay Kahle
AU - Agnich, Laura E.
AU - Peguero, Anthony A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - In recent years, there has been a growing social, educational, and public policy focus on investigating the correlates associated with youth carrying weapons in their communities and schools. Victimization and other correlates such as drug use and violent risk behaviors among youth have been linked to deviant behavior including weapon carrying. What remains uncertain is how the intersection of sex and race/ethnicity moderate these potential risk factors linked with weapon carrying. Analyses, which draw from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) data, investigate whether or not sex and race/ethnicity play a role in the relationships between victimization, other risk factors, and weapon carrying (i.e., carrying a gun and bringing a weapon to school). In addition to discussing the findings of this study, this research underscores the importance of understanding the intersection of sex and race/ethnicity when examining youth violence, especially in regards to carrying weapons to school.
AB - In recent years, there has been a growing social, educational, and public policy focus on investigating the correlates associated with youth carrying weapons in their communities and schools. Victimization and other correlates such as drug use and violent risk behaviors among youth have been linked to deviant behavior including weapon carrying. What remains uncertain is how the intersection of sex and race/ethnicity moderate these potential risk factors linked with weapon carrying. Analyses, which draw from the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) data, investigate whether or not sex and race/ethnicity play a role in the relationships between victimization, other risk factors, and weapon carrying (i.e., carrying a gun and bringing a weapon to school). In addition to discussing the findings of this study, this research underscores the importance of understanding the intersection of sex and race/ethnicity when examining youth violence, especially in regards to carrying weapons to school.
KW - Weapons carrying
KW - bullying
KW - drug use
KW - gun violence
KW - victimization
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U2 - 10.1080/15388220.2019.1703714
DO - 10.1080/15388220.2019.1703714
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85076772130
SN - 1538-8220
VL - 19
SP - 20
EP - 34
JO - Journal of School Violence
JF - Journal of School Violence
IS - 1
ER -